Coach Mahr - Godspeed and Guideposts for Your Journey

Love takes work and ‘work’ is the definition of a verb. Consider the meaning of love, it is filled with actions—sacrificing, serving, listening, honoring, protecting, trusting, appreciating, affirming, among many others. Love is about making a positive difference in people's lives, all people’s lives. It is accepting people for who they are, including difficult people. “The Coin of Mattering”...

Martin Luther King Jr. said it best, “Anybody can serve.  You don’t have to have a college degree to serve.  You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve.  You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.” God will use whoever is willing to be used. So “open up” to being used - where, when and how. “I am Third” means that God is first, others are second, and I am third...

There is a line from the movie, Avenger’s End Game, said by Tony Stark/Iron Man - ‘part of the journey is the end’. Michael J Fox, of Back to the Future, while reflecting on his current state with Parkinson Disease said, “The last thing we run out of in life, is the future.” We are not physical beings having spiritual journeys, we are spiritual beings having physical journeys. Our physical journey...

“We are saved by grace through faith, a faith demonstrated by acts of love and works of mercy.” Jesus demonstrated His love for us by an act, the ultimate act. We present our beliefs over and over. If we don’t demonstrate those beliefs with our actions, they are simply words. We need to walk our talk. Community is a byproduct of our creation. It does not bring us to life, we bring it to life. We b...

Presence is an essence, a state of being. Presence is seeing all aspects for what they are. To grasp what presence is, we must be fully present, fully conscious, with an acute awareness of our surroundings. Presence generates dignity. Peace is presence. Justice is presence. Presence is understanding and appreciating where we are on our journey at that moment. Not distracted by reflections on the p...

My “Coach Mahr” persona grew out of “answering a call.” Built off my life experiences as a business leader, a high school football coach, and a father. Most importantly it is uncovering how God’s presence is interwoven through everyday life. Now being in my third and final phase I feel called to invest in others and focus on “eulogy virtues” and not “résumé virtues.” Mentoring, motivating, buildin...

We were commanded to live every day with love for each of our neighbors. To welcome them. The best we can today, then get up tomorrow and do it again. We must rise to the level of belonging. Belonging implies welcoming - acceptance and inclusion. Belonging is good for society. Creating a Welcoming environment in our community means loving those that live in our community, all of them. The foundati...

Humility has gone out of style. In an era of selfies and Social Media channels we are more aware of ourselves than ever before. The concept of ‘self’ is constantly in the forefront of our minds. Humility is the “lack of vanity or self-importance.” It is vitally important, but mostly overlooked in society today. Humble people don’t feel the need to paint a perfect picture of an “ideal life”. They a...